🌱Capturing Time In A Capsule In DR + North Pole Express Tickets

Morning, everybody! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Essex-Chester-Deep River Daily, full of all the things you need to know about what's happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 80 Low: 58.

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Here are the top three stories in Essex-Chester-Deep River today:

1. Tickets for the popular North Pole Express have gone on sale. Get them while you can because they always sell out fast. Tickets for full and partial cars are on sale now. Individual tickets will go on sale Thursday at 9 a.m., online only at essexsteamtrain.com. According to NBC Connecticut, "due to the high demand for full cars, partial cars and individual tickets, cars and tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. [Organizers] strongly recommend setting up a Shopify account prior to ticket sales to ensure a smoother and faster transaction. Tickets are not held in your cart exclusively. Others buyers may be attempting to purchase the same tickets at the same time and the tickets will go to the first customer to complete the transaction." Good luck getting tickets, hope to see you on the train to celebrate the holiday season! (NBC Connecticut)
2. The town of Deep River is making a time capsule that will be buried for a century. The announcement of the capsule will happen as part of this year's Deep River 75th anniversary celebration happening Saturday, September 17. According to a Zip06 article, "the dedication of the new capsule is part of the town-wide celebrations for Deep River Day. Following the anniversary parade, the time capsule will be officially announced with a speech at Town Hall at 3:40 p.m. The time capsule will be buried on Memorial Day in 2023 under the Eagle War Memorial at the Town Green, and will remain [in] the ground for the next 100 years. It will replace another century-old capsule that was placed under the memorial, and is to be unearthed the same day. The idea for the time capsule began with the formation of a committee started earlier this year by First Selectman Angus McDonald."(Zip06.com)
3. Is Connecticut becoming the next destination state for casino lovers? According to Live 95.9, "recently, USA Today conducted its annual 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards survey, and one of the questions was to name the best casino in the country outside of Las Vegas. And you know what? The number one response happens to be right here in New England, located in Mashantucket, Connecticut. That's right. Foxwoods Resort Casino! Mohegan was No. 5 on the 10 Best Reader's Choice list." (Live 95.9)

Today in Essex-Chester-Deep River:

• Teen Advisory Board Informational Meeting (Grades 7-12) (4 p.m.)
• Experimental Watercolor Workshop (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition. Registration can be completed here: https://namict.org/find-support/family-to-family/" (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Tri-Town Cub Scout Pack 13 - Chester/Deep River/Essex is holding a recruitment night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Deep River Congregational Church Field. The program is open to any child grades K-5. Stop by to learn about the great programs that Pack 13 has to offer! (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Essex Library: "Get Charged Up! Learn How Electric Vehicles Can Save Money, Your Health, and the Planet Tuesday, September 27 at 7 p.m. on Zoom: registration link https://us02web.zoom.us/meetin... " (Essex Library via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Please find attached the flyer for the next parent webinar, "Finding Your Voice as a Parent: Bringing Advocacy to the Table" on Thursday September 22 at 7 p.m. This webinar is co-hosted with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT). It ..." (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)
• Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau: "Just released! It's a new academic year, which means that Rainbow Alliance is starting up again! First meeting will be next Monday, September 19, at 3:30 pm!" (Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!

— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a native of Connecticut, who currently resides in the Tri-Town community of Chester, Deep River and Essex. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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